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2022 Los Angeles Rams

The 2022 Los Angeles Rams went 5–12, finishing 3rd in the NFC West, and missed the playoffs. They scored 307 points and allowed 384.

Record
5–12
Home
4–5
Road & neutral
1–7
Points
307–384
NFC West
Place 3 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 307 points, the sixth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 384, tied for the 11th-most. Their point differential was -77.

How the season unfolded

The Rams started 2–2 and were 3–5 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 5–12.

Their longest losing streak was six games, from Week 8 to Week 13.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 51–14 over the Denver Broncos in Week 16 (December 25, 2022).

Their heaviest loss was 31–10 to the Buffalo Bills in Week 1 (September 8, 2022).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–4.

They played one overtime game and lost it.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 1–5 against the NFC West, splitting with the Cardinals and getting swept by the 49ers and the Seahawks.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 0–9 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among NFC playoff teams was 8–9, three games better than their record.

Before and after

That was seven wins fewer than in 2021, when they went 12–5.

In 2023, they went 10–7 and returned to the playoffs.

2022 schedule and results

2022 Los Angeles Rams · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 8, 2022vs Buffalo BillsL 10–31
Week 2Sep 18, 2022vs Atlanta FalconsW 31–27
Week 3Sep 25, 2022at Arizona CardinalsW 20–12
Week 4Oct 3, 2022at San Francisco 49ersL 9–24
Week 5Oct 9, 2022vs Dallas CowboysL 10–22
Week 6Oct 16, 2022vs Carolina PanthersW 24–10
Week 8Oct 30, 2022vs San Francisco 49ersL 14–31
Week 9Nov 6, 2022at Tampa Bay BuccaneersL 13–16
Week 10Nov 13, 2022vs Arizona CardinalsL 17–27
Week 11Nov 20, 2022at New Orleans SaintsL 20–27
Week 12Nov 27, 2022at Kansas City ChiefsL 10–26
Week 13Dec 4, 2022vs Seattle SeahawksL 23–27
Week 14Dec 8, 2022vs Las Vegas RaidersW 17–16
Week 15Dec 19, 2022at Green Bay PackersL 12–24
Week 16Dec 25, 2022vs Denver BroncosW 51–14
Week 17Jan 1, 2023at Los Angeles ChargersL 10–31
Week 18Jan 8, 2023at Seattle SeahawksL 16–19 (OT)

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2022 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.